EP1148980B1 - Trockenrasierer mit höhenverstellbarem scherkopf - Google Patents

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EP1148980B1
EP1148980B1 EP00977908A EP00977908A EP1148980B1 EP 1148980 B1 EP1148980 B1 EP 1148980B1 EP 00977908 A EP00977908 A EP 00977908A EP 00977908 A EP00977908 A EP 00977908A EP 1148980 B1 EP1148980 B1 EP 1148980B1
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Fumio Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. TANIGUCHI
Toshiyuki Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. TSUSHIO
Yasunori Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. UEDA
Masanobu Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. YAMAZAKI
Takeshi Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. SHIBA
Jyuzaemon Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. IWASAKI
Mitsuhiro Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. KADOWAKI
Hirokazu Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. KATO
Mikihiro Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. YAMASHITA
Yasuo Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. IBUKI
Atsushi Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. TAKAHASHI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/02—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers of the reciprocating-cutter type
    • B26B19/04—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
    • B26B19/048—Complete cutting head being movable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B19/00—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers
    • B26B19/02—Clippers or shavers operating with a plurality of cutting edges, e.g. hair clippers, dry shavers of the reciprocating-cutter type
    • B26B19/04—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof
    • B26B19/10—Cutting heads therefor; Cutters therefor; Securing equipment thereof involving two or more different types of reciprocating cutting elements, e.g. a pair of toothed shearing elements combined with a pair of perforated cutting elements or a combined toothed and perforated cutting assembly

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  • the present invention relates to a dry shaver with a height adjustable cutter head, and more particularly to the shaver having a floating cutter head which is capable of being depressed equally at different positions but against differing biasing forces.
  • a shaver with a floating cutter head is known in the art, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,398,412 to be advantageous for making it easy to move the cutter head in smooth contact with various portions of a user's face for effective shaving.
  • the cutter head comprises a head frame which carries an outer cutter and is mounted on top of a shaver housing.
  • An inner cutter is urged by a bias spring into pressed contact with the outer cutter and is driven to move relative to the outer cutter for shearing the hairs.
  • the head frame is floatingly supported to the shaver housing so that the cutter head can be depressed while compressing the bias spring.
  • the biasing force of the spring increases as the cutter head is depressed.
  • the cutter head When the user intends to shave the hard hairs, the cutter head is depressed deeply to increase the biasing force, i.e., the contact pressure between the outer cutter and the inner cutter for successfully shearing the hard hairs with the increased contact pressure.
  • the deeper the cutter head is depressed to increase the contact pressure the more the skin experiences a counter- pressure from the outer cutter.
  • the counter-pressure is inevitable for the shaving, but should be kept within a tolerable range since too-much counter-pressure can irritate the skin.
  • the cutter head has to be depressed deeply with an attendant increase in the counter-pressure.
  • the shaving of the hard hairs is made only after the cutter head is depressed deeply at the sacrifice of the increased counter-pressure, while the shaving of the soft hairs can be made even without depressing the cutter head and therefore only at a slight counter-pressure to the skin. Consequently, in order to reduce the skin irritation, it is highly desirable that the cutter head gives a reduced counter-pressure to the skin even for shaving the hard hairs with the increased contact pressure between the outer and inner cutters.
  • Japanese Patent Early Publication (KOKAI) No. 60-176679 discloses one solution of adjusting the contact pressure between the outer cutter and the inner cutter.
  • the outer cutter is fixedly mounted on top of a shaver housing, while the inner cutter is urged by a bias spring against the outer cutter.
  • the bias spring is supported to a drive element for the inner cutter and is compressed between the inner cutter and the drive element for giving a suitable contact pressure between the outer cutter and the inner cutter.
  • the contact pressure is adjusted by varying a compression amount of the bias spring with the outer cutter being kept in a fixed position.
  • the contact pressure has to be adjusted by use of an actuator which is connected to the bias spring or to the drive element for directly deforming the bias spring or moving the drive element of the inner cutter towards and away from the outer cutter.
  • the actuator moves together with the drive element, i.e., the inner cutter and therefore gives rise to a considerable friction with a handle mounted on the shaver housing for manipulation of the actuator, thereby inevitably developing an additional friction at the interconnection between the moving actuator and the handle, which should be avoided for reducing noise and power consumption.
  • the present invention has been accomplished in view of the above insufficiency to provide an improved dry shaver which is capable of being depressed equally at different positions but with differing contact pressures between the outer and inner cutters.
  • the shaver in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing having a motor and mounting the outer cutter and the inner cutter at its upper end.
  • the inner cutter is driven by the motor to move in shearing engagement with the outer cutter for shaving the hairs.
  • the inner cutter is urged upwardly by a bias spring to develop a contact pressure at which the inner cutter is pressed against the outer cutter.
  • the outer cutter is carried by a cutter holder which is movably supported to a head frame mounted on top of the housing.
  • a height adjust mechanism for adjusting the height of the head frame relative to the housing between a high position and a low position while compressing the bias spring differently to vary the contact pressure, and for allowing the cutter holder to be depressed relative to the head frame at each of the high and low positions. Therefore, in addition to that the outer cutter can be depressed further even at the low position when shaving the hard hairs, the hard hair shaving can be initiated at the low position where the increased contact pressure is available but with the outer cutter being held undepressed relative to the head frame, and therefore without exerting the increased counter-pressure to the skin, thereby enabling to shave the hard hairs successfully with the increased contact pressure but without irritating the skin.
  • the increased contact pressure effective for shaving the hard hairs can be initially set without depressing the outer cutter which would otherwise increase the counter-pressure on the skin. Shaving of soft hairs can be made with the head frame held at the high position where the outer cutter is allowed to follow the contour of the skin only accompanied with less counter-pressure on the skin and where the contact pressure is low but sufficient for shaving the soft hairs.
  • the head frame has a head cover projecting on top of the housing to surround the outer cutter in such a way that the outer cutter exposed on the head cover.
  • the height adjust mechanism is interlocked with the head cover so as to move he head cover together with the head frame between the high and low positions.
  • the outer cutter is kept exposed on the head cover equally irrespective of the high and low position that the head frame takes, assuring convenient shaving of the hairs while varying the contact pressure.
  • the inner cutter is driven to move by a drive element projecting on top of the housing. It is this drive element that mounts the bias spring with one end of the spring retained to the drive element and with the other end of the spring being held in pressed contact against the inner cutter, developing the contact pressure between the outer and inner cutters.
  • the contact pressure will increase for facilitating the shaving of the hard hairs.
  • the height adjust mechanism comprises a handle and a slider which is actuated by the handle to vertically move the head frame.
  • the slider has an upper end projecting on top of the housing for detachable engagement with the head frame, enabling the head frame to be removed from the housing for cleaning of the shaver.
  • the housing is formed on its top wall with a fixed mount frame for detachably mounting the head frame.
  • the mount frame has a peripheral wall projecting on top of the housing in an overlapping relation with the head frame along the entire periphery of the housing irrespective of the position of the head frame relative to the housing.
  • the housing may be composed of a main case and a front cover.
  • the main case has a water-tightly sealed interior space for accommodating the motor and carries the drive element extending in a water-tight fashion from the motor through a top of the main case for driving connection with the inner cutter.
  • the front cover is placed over the main case to form therebetween a compartment which is separated from the water-tight sealed interior space.
  • the handle is partly disposed in the compartment and is exposed on the exterior of the front cover.
  • the slider is movably supported to the main case exteriorly of the water-tight sealed interior space to have its one end connected to the handle and the other end connected to the head frame.
  • the handle is preferably realized as a dial rotatably mounted on the housing to translate the rotary motion of the dial into the vertical movement of the slider.
  • the slider may be provided with a rack which is in meshing engagement with a gear of the dial.
  • a latch may be provided to engage with the dial in order to hold the head frame at the high and low positions, as well as an intermediate position.
  • the housing may be provided with an additional motor for driving the slider to move vertically when adjusting the position of the head frame.
  • the slider is formed at its upper end with a hook for detachable engagement with the head frame and at its lower end with a joint for engagement with the dial.
  • the dial is fixed to the housing with respect to a vertical direction in which the head frame is allowed to move.
  • the slider has a resilient leg connecting the hook and the joint so as to permit the head frame engaged with the hook to resiliently move in the vertical direction relative to the housing. With this arrangement, the resilient leg can absorb an impact possibly applied to the head frame when the shaver is dropped on the floor, thereby protecting the outer cutter as well as the height adjusting mechanism.
  • the shaver is provided with a restrictor which restricts an extent to which the head frame is permitted to resiliently move relative to the housing.
  • the restrictor comprises a rigid guide which is actuated by the dial to move vertically together with the slider and which is formed with a vertically elongated slot for loosely receiving a stud formed on the slider between the hook and the resilient leg.
  • the stud is engaged with the slot such that the stud is only allowed to move vertically within the slot for restricting the resilient movement of the head frame.
  • the slider is formed as a single piece to have the resilient leg integrally formed with the hook and the joint.
  • the dial is rotatably supported to the housing to rotate about a rotary axis and is formed with a cam groove for engagement with a cam follower projecting on the slider.
  • the cam groove is made eccentric with respect to the rotary axis so as to translate the rotary motion of the dial into the vertical movement of the slider.
  • the cam groove may be an endless annular groove extending about the rotary axis so that the dial can be rotated continuously in either direction for adjusting the height of the head frame.
  • the cam groove is preferred to have a curvature varying along its path from a minimum curvature to a maximum curvature. The cam groove is engaged with the cam follower at a portion having the minimum curvature when the slider moves the head frame just around the low position.
  • the cam follower travels less distance with respect to a radial direction of the dial per unit angular movement thereof, thereby enabling to manipulate the dial softly but sufficiently against the increased force due to the depressed bias spring when the head frame is around the low position.
  • the dial is preferably located closer to the head frame than a power switch mounted on front of the housing so that the dial can be easily accessed by a thumb of a user's hand grasping the housing for control of the height of the head frame immediately after manipulating the power switch by the thumb.
  • the dial is located centrally of the housing with respect to a width dimension of the housing so that both of the left-handed and right-handed user can equally and easily manipulate the dial .
  • the dial is preferred to include an indication for indicating the height of the head frame for easy confirmation by the user.
  • the shaver may include a speed controller which varies a speed of the inner cutter in accordance with varying height of the head frame relative to the housing. More particularly, the speed controller is configured to increase the speed of the inner cutter as the head frame is lowered to the low position where the inner cutter is pressed against with increased contact pressure for shearing the hard hairs, thereby assuring successful shearing of the hard hairs with increased speed of the inner cutter.
  • the speed controller may comprise a position sensor for sensing the height of the head frame and a current-regulator which varies an electric current being supplied to the motor in accordance with an output of the position sensor.
  • the speed controller may be configured to vary a reciprocation amplitude of the inner cutter for varying the speed of the inner cutter.
  • the speed controller is configured to vary a rotation speed of the inner cutter.
  • the shaver may include a controller which keeps the speed of the inner cutter constant irrespective of the varying height of the head frame.
  • the head frame is supported to a sleeve to be vertically movable relative to the sleeve.
  • the sleeve is detachably mounted to an upper end of the housing and carries the height adjusting mechanism which varies the height of the head frame relative to the sleeve and includes a handle. Therefore, the height adjust mechanism can be assembled into a unit separate from the housing and can be therefore easily combined to the housing without causing any substantial interference with the structure of the housing, for example, the water-tight seal given to the housing for sealing the electric parts within the housing.
  • the head frame may be mounted to an additional support frame and is made vertically movable together therewith relative to the sleeve for height adjustment of the head frame.
  • the head frame surrounds the outer cutter to define itself the head cover which is movable together with the support frame.
  • the housing is closed at its upper end with a top member and is provided with the drive element projecting through the top member for driving connection with the inner cutter.
  • the support frame is cooperative with the sleeve to form a barrier which surrounds the entire periphery of the top member irrespective of the position of the head frame relative to the housing.
  • formed barrier can well retain the sheared hairs on top of the housing and prevent undesired scattering of the hairs outwardly of the housing.
  • the handle mounted on the sleeve is configured to travel a path for adjusting the head frame between the high and low positions, which path is made longer than a vertical distance of the head frame between the high and low positions for enabling the height adjustment with a light operating force.
  • a click member which gives a click resistance to the handle movement.
  • the click member is provided to develop the click resistance which is smaller when lowering the head frame from the high position to the low position than raising the head frame from the low position to the high position. Therefore, the small clicking resistance is added to the increasing downward spring force of the bias spring when the head frame is manipulated to move towards the low position, while the large clicking resistance is reduced by the upward spring force when the head frame is moving toward the high position. With this result, it is possible to manipulate the handle with a nearly equal operating force either when raising or lowering the head frame.
  • the support frame may have a stopper which engages with the sleeve so as to prevent an unintentional detachment of the support frame and the head frame from the sleeve.
  • the shaver comprises a vertically elongated housing 10 and a cutter head 60 detachably mounted on top of the housing 10.
  • the housing 10 accommodates therein a motor 40, a rechargeable battery energizing the motor, and associated electrical parts.
  • the motor 40 is a linear reciprocating motor having two reciprocators carrying drive elements 42 which project on top of the housing 10 and are connected respectively to inner cutters 61 for reciprocating the same.
  • the housing 10 comprises a main case and a front cover 20, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.
  • the main case is composed of a tube 12, the upper shell 14 and a bottom cover 18.
  • the upper shell 14 and the bottom cover 18 close the top and bottom openings of the tube 12, respectively in a water-tight fashion to seal the motor 40 and the associated electrical parts within the main case.
  • a mount frame 30 is placed on top of the upper shell 14 for mounting the cutter head 60.
  • the motor 40 is held in an upper chassis 34 which is partly received in the upper shell 14 to project the drive elements 42 upwardly through the top of the upper shell 14 and through the mount frame 30.
  • the upper chassis 34 are secured to a lower chassis 36 which carries the battery, a circuit board 46 forming a control circuit of driving the motor, and a coil 48 forming a charging circuit of the battery.
  • the mount frame 30 and the upper shell 14 are secured commonly to the upper shell 14 by means of screws 39, and the bottom cover 18 is secured to the lower chassis 36 also by means of screws. Whereby, the upper shell 14 and the bottom cover 18 are secured to the tube 12 with suitable sealing rings interposed at the interfaces to form a water-tight sealed main case.
  • the cutter head 60 comprises a pair of outer cutters 62 each in the form of a curved shearing foil fixedly supported to a cutter holder 63, and a head frame 70 movably supporting the cutter holders 63 to make the cuter holder vertically movable relative to the head frame 70.
  • Each cutter holder 63 is provided with a fixed head cover 64 surrounding the outer cutter 62 in such a manner that the outer cutter 62 projects on the head cover 64.
  • the head frame 70 is detachably supported to the mount frame 30 at the top of the housing 10 to place the outer cutters 62 in shearing contact with the inner cutters 61 respectively.
  • Each drive element 42 carries a bias spring 44 which urges the inner cutter 61 upwardly against the outer cutter 62 to develop a contact pressure therebetween.
  • the bias spring 44 is a coil spring having its lower end retained with the drive element 42 and having its upper end in pressed contact with the inner cutter 61, in a know manner as disclosed in detail in U.S. Patent No. 5, 715,601.
  • the head cover 64 fixed to the cutter holder 63 is formed at its opposite longitudinal ends respectively with lugs 65 which fit slidably into corresponding vertical grooves 72 in opposite end walls of the head frame 70 so that the cutter holder 63 is vertically movable relative to the head frame 70.
  • each cutter holder 63 can be depressed against the bias spring 44, i.e., be floatingly supported to the head frame 70 by use of the bias spring 44.
  • the cutter holders 63 each carrying the outer cutter 62 are provided for short hair shaving, while a long hair shaving cutter unit 66 is also supported to the head frame 70 between the cutter holders 63 in such a manner as to be capable of being depressed against another bias spring (not shown) held at the interface between the long hair cutter unit 66 and the head frame 70.
  • the head frame 70 thus supporting the outer cutters 62 is mounted on top of the housing 10 and is connected to a height adjust mechanism so as to be vertically movable relative to the housing 10 between a high position of FIG. 1 and a low position.
  • the height adjust mechanism comprises a slider 80, a rigid guide 90, and a handle or dial 100 all supported on the upper shell 14 at the upper end of the housing 10.
  • the slider 80 is made of a plastic material to have a base member 82 and a pair of vertical plunger 83 extending from opposite ends of the base member 82 integrally through resilient legs 84, respectively, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 6.
  • the plunger 83 are loosely received respectively in grooves 15 formed in opposed side walls of the upper shell 14, while the base member 82 is held slidable on the front wall of the upper shell 14, so that the slider 80 is vertically slidable relative to the upper shell 14, i.e., the housing 10.
  • Each plunger 83 is formed at its upper end with a hook 85 which projects through an opening 31 at each longitudinal end of the mount frame 30 for detachable connection to the head frame 70, as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the head frame 70 is formed at opposite end walls with ridges 73, as shown in FIG. 5, for detachable engagement with the hooks 85.
  • a cam follower pin 87 Projecting on the center of the base member 82 is a cam follower pin 87 which fits into a cam groove 101 in the rear of the dial 100.
  • the dial 100 is mounted to a bearing boss 16 to be rotatable about a rotary axis. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cam groove 101 extends in an eccentric fashion about the rotary axis so that the rotary motion of the dial 100 is translated into a vertical movement of the slider 80 for adjusting the height of the cutter head 60 relative to the housing 10 between the high position of FIG. 8A and the low position of FIG. 88, while varying the contact pressure developed between the inner cutter 61 and the outer cutter 62.
  • the cam groove 101 is configured to have a varying curvature along its path to have a minimum curvature at a portion where the follower pin 87 engages when the head frame 70 is around the low position. Therefore, the cam follower pin 87 travels less distance with respect to a radial direction of the dial 100 per unit angular movement thereof, thereby enabling to manipulate the dial 100 with less force even against the increased force due to the depressed bias spring when the cutter head 60 is around the low position.
  • the illustrated embodiment disclose the cam groove 101 of annular configuration, it may be configured into an arcuate groove.
  • the dial 100 is latched by means of a latch spring 105 seated on the tube 12 in order to hold the cutter head 60 selectively at the high position, the low position, and further an intermediate position.
  • the latch spring 105 has its pawl 106 engaging selectively into one of four notches 102 formed in the rear of the dial 100 and spaced circumferentially therealong, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the housing may be provided with a click spring which engages with serrations on the back of the dial to give a click resistance to a rotary movement of the dial.
  • the bias spring 44 When the cutter head 60 is lowered to the intermediate position, the bias spring 44 is compressed to some extent to give an intermediate contact pressure. When the cutter head 60 is lowered down to the low position, the bias spring 44 is compressed further to give a strong contact pressure effective for shearing hard hairs. At any position, the cutter head 60, i.e., the outer cutter 62 can be still depressed further against the bias spring 44 due to the relative vertical movement of the cutter holder 63 to the head frame 70, enabling to keep the outer cutter in constant contact with the skin while moving the cutter head across the skin for successfully shaving the hairs.
  • the high, low, and intermediate positions can be referred also to a mild shaving position, a powerful shaving position, and a normal shaving position.
  • the dial 100 is provided with markings 103 "mild”, “powerful”, and "normal”, as shown in FIG. 10. One of the markings appears on front of the dial 100, while the others are concealed behind a plate 104 fixed to the boss 16.
  • the rigid guide 90 is placed over the slider 80 and is connected thereto by engaging the cam follower pin 87 into a hole 91 at the center of the guide 90 so as to be movable together with the slider 80.
  • the guide 90 is shaped from a rigid metal to have at its opposite ends vertically elongated slots 92 which receive corresponding studs 86 on the plunger 83 of the slider 80, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • Each stud 86 is normally located at the upper end of the slot 92 and is allowed to move vertically downwardly to the lower end of the slot 92 by deforming the resilient leg 84 when an excessive impact is applied to the cutter head 60.
  • the height adjusting mechanism can be protected from the excessive impact accidentally applied to the cutter head 60, for example, when the shaver is dropped to the floor.
  • the guide 90 is cooperative with the slider 80 to define a restrictor which restricts the resilient movement of the cutter head to a suitable extent.
  • the dial 100 has its major portion received within a compartment formed between the front cover 20 and the main case of the housing 10, and has its front face exposed through a hole 22 in the front cover 20 to be accessible by a thumb of the user's hand grasping the housing 10.
  • the dial 100 has a plurality of radial ribs 107 assisting a firm contact with the thumb.
  • a power switch button 25 which is accessible through a hole 24 in the front cover 20.
  • the switch button 25 has a rearward projecting actuator which projects through the tube 12 for contact with a power switch 26 inside of the housing 10 for energizing and deenergizing the motor 40 when the button is pressed.
  • the interconnection between the button 25 and the switch 26 is sealed by a bushing 17 to keep the main case water-tight.
  • all the moving parts forming the height adjust mechanism are disposed in the compartment and exteriorly of the water-tight housing 10 and can be therefore readily added to the shaver without sacrificing the water-tight structure of the housing.
  • the dial 100 is disposed upwardly of the power switch button 25 so that the user is easy to manipulate the dial 100 by a thumb of the user's hand continuously after pushing the switch button 25 by the thumb, whereby the height adjustment of the cutter head 60 can be made without interruption or regripping the housing 10. Further, the dial 100 is located on the front face of the housing 10 centrally with respect to a width dimension thereof so that both of the right-handed and left-handed user can be easy to make the height adjustment.
  • the head frame 70 has on its opposite ends release buttons 74 which project on the cutter head 60 and are respectively received in slots 32 formed in end walls of the mount frame 30, when the head frame 70 is connected to the hooks 85 of the slider 80.
  • the release buttons 74 act to disengage the ridges 73 of the head frame 70 from the hooks 85, permitting the removal of the cutter head 60 from the mount frame 30.
  • the head frame 70 has its lower periphery overlapped with the periphery of the mount frame 30 to form a barrier wall surrounding the top surface of the mount frame 30 where the sheared hairs accumulate. Thus, the sheared hairs can be protected from scattering outwardly.
  • the end walls and the side walls of the head frame 70 are held in close slidable contact respectively with end walls and side walls of the mount frame 30 for guiding the vertical movement of the head frame 70 correctly and reliably.
  • the head cover 64 is spaced from the walls of the mount frame 70 by a sufficient gap for allowing the cutter holder 63 to move relative to the head frame 70.
  • the shaver includes a speed controller for varying the speed of the inner cutter 61 in accordance with the position of the head frame 70 or the cutter head 60 relative to the housing 10.
  • the speed controller is composed of a position sensor for sensing the position of the cutter head 60, and a current regulator which varies an electric current being supplied to the motor 40 in accordance with the output of the sensor.
  • the sensor comprises a bar 110 interlocked with the dial 100 to be movable together with the slider 80, i.e., the cutter head 60 connected thereto, and a three-position selector switch 120 having an actuator 121 engaged with a notch 111 at the lower end of the bar 110, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C.
  • the bar 110 is slidably supported to a frame 35 secured to the upper chassis 34 and has its upper end connected to the dial 100 through a linkage of a pivot arm 112 and a cam lever 114.
  • the pivot arm 112 is pivotally supported to the frame 35 to have one end connected to the upper end of the bar 110.
  • the cam lever 114 is pivotally supported on the exterior of the upper shell 14 and is connected through the wall of the upper shell 14 to the pivot arm 112 at a portion opposite of the connection with the bar 110.
  • the cam lever 114 has a follower pin 116 which fits into another cam groove 108 in the rear of the dial 100, as shown in FIGS.
  • the switch 120 is connected in circuit with the current regulator realized on the circuit board 46 to vary the motor current in accordance with the first, second, and third output of the switch 120 in such a manner as to increase the motor current and therefore the speed of the inner cutter 61 stepwise as the cutter head is lowered from the high position to the low position.
  • the inner cutter 61 can be given a stronger shearing force in compensation for the increased contact pressure developed between the inner cutter and the outer cutter as the cutter head 60 is lowered to the low position, assuring successful shearing of the hard hairs in much the same way as shearing the soft hairs with the cutter head 60 in the high position where less shearing force is sufficient in balance with the light contact pressure between the inner and outer cutters.
  • the connection of the cam lever 114 with the pivot arm 112 is sealed by a bushing 117 to keep the interior of the upper shell 14 water-tight.
  • the current regulator may include a variable resistor connected to limit the motor current.
  • the variable resistor may be formed to extend along a length of the bar and a fixed contact tap in sliding contact with the variable resistor so as to vary an effective length of the resistor, i.e., to vary the resistance to be connected in circuit to flow the motor current.
  • the variable resistor is formed directly around the dial 100 or around a member rotating together with the dial to vary the resistance with the use of a corresponding fixed contact tap as the dial rotates to adjust the height of the cutter head 60. Further, it is still possible to use a variable resistor of rotary type which is connected to rotate together with the dial 100 for varying the resistance according to the varying position of the cutter head 60.
  • the speed controller may be otherwise configured to vary a reciprocation amplitude of the inner cutter for varying the speed of the inner cutter in accordance with the varying position of the cutter head.
  • the shaver may include a like speed controller which varies the rotation speed of the inner cutter in accordance with the varying position of the cutter head.
  • the speed controller may be otherwise configured to keep the speed of the inner cutter constant irrespective of the position of the cutter head 60 .
  • the speed controller can be designed to include a motor sensor for sensing the motor speed for feedback control of keeping the motor speed constant.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 show a dry shaver in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention which is identical to the first embodiment except for details of the height adjust mechanism.
  • the height adjust mechanism comprises a like slider 80A but of rigid nature, and a like dial 100A connected to the slider 80A by way of a reduction gear train composed of a composite gear 130 and a rack 134 secured to the center of the slider 80A, as shown in FIG. 12.
  • the composite gear 130 is composed of a first gear section 131 and a second gear section 132 which has a pitch diameter smaller than the first gear section.
  • the first gear section 131 is kept in meshing engagement with a pinion 135 on the back of the dial 100A, while the second gear section 132 is in meshing engagement with the rack 134 so as to covert the rotary motion of the dial 100A into the vertical movement of the slider 80A for adjusting the height of the cutter head 60A relative to the housing 10A.
  • a like bar 110A is utilized to interlock the cutter head 60A to a like position sensor for varying the speed of the inner cutter according to the varying position of the cutter head 60A.
  • the bar 110A is connected at its upper end to the slider 80A through a gear 136 which meshes at its one end with the rack 134 and engages at the other end with a slot 117 in the upper end of the bar 110A.
  • the vertical movement of the slider 80A is transferred to the vertical movement of the bar 110A, as shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, for controlling the speed of the inner cutter in the like manner as described with reference to the first embodiment.
  • the dial 110A is provided with a latch button 109 which holds the dial in a plurality of suitable angular positions for retaining the cutter head 60A at the corresponding positions of varying height from the housing 10A, for example, the high, low, and intermediate positions as is made in the first embodiment.
  • a click spring may be provided to give a click resistance to the rotary motion of the dial.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a modification of the second embodiment which is identical to the second embodiment except for the use of a rotary motor 140 instead of the dial.
  • the motor 140 is supported to a like lower chassis 36B and is connected to drive a pinion 135B which engages with the rack 134B through the composite gear 130B for moving the slider 80B vertically.
  • the motor 140 is controlled by an adjustor handle 100B slidably mounted on the housing 10B adjacent to a power switch handle 25B. Thus, the motor 140 is controlled to adjust the position of the cutter head relative to the housing 10B by manipulating the adjustor handle 100B.
  • FIGS. 15 to 22 show a dry shaver with a height adjustable cutter head in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention which is basically identical to the first embodiment except for a design of the height adjust mechanism and an associated structure of a cutter head 60C.
  • Like parts are designated by like reference numerals with a suffix letter of "C”.
  • the cutter head 60C carrying outer cutter 62C is mounted on top of a housing 10C which accommodates a motor 40C, a battery 45, and associated electrical parts in a water-tight sealed manner.
  • the motor 40C is a rotary motor and is connected to a known motion-converter 41 which converts the rotary motion of the motor into a reciprocating motion of drive elements 42C projecting on top of the housing 10C.
  • the drive element 42C is connected to an inner cutter 61C for reciprocation thereof and carries a bias spring 44C for developing a contact pressure between the inner cutter 61C and the outer cutter 62C.
  • the housing 10C is provided at its upper end with a mount frame 30C which mounts the detachable cutter head 60C and has release buttons 37 for detachment of the cutter head 60C.
  • the cutter head 60C is composed of two cutter holders 63C each carrying the outer cutter 62C, a head frame 70C supporting the cutter holders 63C, and a support frame 160 supporting the head frame 70C.
  • the support frame 160 is mounted to a sleeve 50 so as to be vertically movable relative to the sleeve 50.
  • the sleeve 50 is attached to the mount frame 30C of the housing 10C, so that the head frame 70C is made vertically movable together with the support frame 160 relative to the housing 10C for adjusting the height of the head frame 70C or the cutter head 60C between a high position and a low position.
  • the sleeve 50 is made detachable to the mount frame 30C.
  • the release button 37 has a hook 38 engaging a ridge 51 formed at lower interior end of each end wall of the sleeve 50.
  • Each cutter holder 63C is supported to the head frame 70C to be vertically movable relative thereto so that it can be depressed against the bias spring 44C in the same fashion manner as described with reference to the first embodiment.
  • the head frame 70C carrying the outer cutters 62C is made detachable to the support frame 160 for easy replacement of the outer cutters 62C.
  • a slide handle 170 is mounted to the sleeve 50 and is connected to the support frame 160 to constitute a height adjust mechanism for varying the position of the cutter head 60C.
  • the handle 170 is slidable on the sleeve 50 and has a pair of pins 171 projecting through a window 52 for engagement respectively into inclined slots 161 at the lower end of the support frame 160 so that the horizontal movement of the handle 170 is translated into the vertical movement of the support frame 160, i.e., the cutter head 60C.
  • the slide handle 170 is manipulated to move the pins 171 to the lower end of the slots 161, as shown in FIG. 21A, the support frame 160 is raised to the high position of FIG. 20A.
  • the cutter head 60C is held stable at this position as the bias spring 44C constantly urges the outer cutter 62C upwardly.
  • the handle 170 is slid to move the pins 171 to the upper end of the slots 161, as shown in FIG. 21B, the support frame 160 is lowered to the low position of FIG. 20B.
  • the handle 170 travels a horizontal path which is longer than the vertical distance of the cutter head 60C between the high and low positions, thereby requiring only a gentle manipulation force for the height adjustment.
  • each slot 161 is designed to extend horizontally to define thereat a stop 162 for retaining the pin 171 against the bias spring 44C acting to urge the outer cutter 62C, i.e., the cutter head 60C upwardly and would otherwise moving the pins 171 down to the lower end of the slots 161.
  • the cutter head 60C can be successfully retained at the low position.
  • the handle 170 is provided with a click projection 172 which cams over a dent 56 formed on the sleeve 50 during the height adjustment for giving a click resistance to the handle movement.
  • the dent 56 has different inclines such that the handle 170 is given the click resistance which is smaller when lowering the cutter head from the high position than raising the cutter head from the low position in order that the handle 170 can be manipulated with nearly equally operating force for raising and lowering the cutter head 160. That is, the small click resistance is additive to the upward force by the bias spring when lowering the cutter head, while the large click resistance is reduced by the upward force of the bias spring when raising the cutter head.
  • the outer cutter 62C can be depressed together with the cutter holder 63C relative to the head frame 70C against the bias spring 44C for constant contact of the outer cutters with the user's skin.
  • the housing 10C can be designed to have a water-tight sealed structure without taking the height adjust mechanism into consideration.
  • the moving parts necessary for the height adjust mechanism can be disposed completely exteriorly of the water-tight sealed housing 10C, leaving the housing free from an otherwise complicated water-tight seal.
  • the support frame 160 is configured to overlap the periphery of the mount frame 30C to form a barrier which surrounds the top end of the housing where the sheared hairs are accumulated and therefore prevents the scattering of the sheared hairs outwardly of the shaver, irrespective of the high and low positions.
  • the support frame 160 is formed at each longitudinal end with a stopper 163 for engagement with a dent 53 formed in an interior surface of each end wall of the sleeve 50. Further, ribs 54 at each end wall of the sleeve 50 engages with a notch 164 at each end wall of the support frame 160 for limit the downward movement of the support frame relative to the sleeve 50.

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  1. Ein Trockenrasierer, der umfaßt:
    ein Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C), das einen Motor (40) aufweist;
    eine äußere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C), die auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) angeordnet ist;
    eine innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C), die an der Oberseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) herausragt, wobei die innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) von dem Motor (40) angetrieben wird, so daß sie sich zum Schneiden der Haare in einem Scherkontakt mit der äußeren Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) bewegt, wobei die innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) durch eine Vorspannfeder (44, 44C) nach oben vorgespannt ist, so daß ein Kontaktdruck aufgebaut wird, mit dem die innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) gegen die obere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) gedrückt wird;
    eine Halterung (63, 63C) für die Schneidvorrichtung, die die äußere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) trägt,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß er ferner umfaßt:
    einen Kopfrahmen (70, 70C), der die Halterung (63, 63C) für die Schneidvorrichtung auf bewegliche Weise so hält, daß die Halterung (63, 63C) für die Schneidvorrichtung relativ zu dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) in vertikaler Richtung bewegbar ist,
    wobei ein Höhenregulationsmechanismus (80, 90, 100) zum Regulieren einer Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70, 70C) relativ zu dem Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) zwischen einer oberen Position und einer unteren Position zur Verfügung gestellt wird, wobei die Feder (44, 44C) auf unterschiedliche Weise komprimiert wird, so daß der Kontaktdruck variiert wird.
  2. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    der Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) eine Kopfabdeckung (64, 164) aufweist, die über die Oberseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) herausragt, so daß die äußere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) auf solch eine Weise umgeben ist, daß die äußere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) an der Kopfabdeckung freiliegend ist; und
    der Höhenregulationsmechanismus (80, 90, 100) so mit der Kopfabdeckung (64, 164) verbunden ist, daß sich die Kopfabdeckung (64, 164) zusammen mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) zwischen einer oberen und einer unteren Position bewegt.
  3. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei
    ein Antriebselement (42, 42A, 42 C) auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) für eine Verbindung mit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) herausragt; und
    die Vorspannfeder (44, 44C) mit dem Antriebselement (42, 42A, 42C) verbunden ist,
    wobei ein Ende der Feder (44, 44C) an dem Antriebselement (42, 42A, 42C) festgehalten ist, während das andere Ende der Feder (44, 44C) in einem Druckkontakt gegen die innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) gehalten wird.
  4. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorherigen Ansprüche, wobei
    der Höhenregulationsmechanismus (80, 90, 100) einen Griff (100) und einen Schieber (80) umfaßt, der von dem Griff (100) betätigt wird und mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) verbunden ist,
    der Schieber (80) an dem Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) gehalten ist, so daß er relativ zu dem Gehäuse in vertikaler Richtung verschiebbar ist, und
    der Schieber (80) ein oberes Ende (85) aufweist, das an der Oberseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) für eine lösbare Verfbindung mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) herausragt.
  5. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 4, der ferner umfaßt:
    eine Riegelvorrichtung zum Festlegen des Griffs in entsprechenden Positionen zum Halten des Kopfrahmens in der oberen oder in der unteren Position.
  6. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 4 oder 5, wobei
    das Gehäuse ein Hauptgehäuse (12, 14, 18) und eine vordere Abdeckung (20) umfaßt, wobei das Hauptgehäuse (12, 14, 18) einen wasserdicht versiegelten inneren Raum zur Aufnahme des Motors (40) und zum Aufnehmen eines Antriebselements (42, 42A, 42C) umfaßt, das auf wasserdichte Weise von dem Motor (40) durch eine Oberseite des Hauptgehäuses (12, 14, 18) für eine antreibenden Verbindung mit der inneren Schaltvorrichtung (61, 61C) gerührt ist,
    die vordere Abdeckung (20) über dem Hauptgehäuse (12, 14, 18) angeordnet ist, so daß zwischen diesen ein Raum gebildet wird, der von dem wasserdicht versiegelten inneren Raum des Hauptgehäuses (12, 14, 18) getrennt ist;
    der Griff (100) teilweise in diesem Raum angeordnet und an der Außenseite der vorderen Abdeckung (20) offen angeordnet ist, und
    der Schieber (80) beweglich an dem Hauptgehäuse (12, 14, 18) außerhalb des wasserdicht versiegelten inneren Raumes angeordnet ist, so daß sein eines Ende mit dem Griff verbunden ist, und das andere Ende mit dem Kopfrahmen verbunden ist.
  7. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 6, wobei
    der Griff (100) eine Drehscheibe umfaßt, die drehbar an dem Gehäuse befestigt ist und ein Getriebe umfaßt, das mit einer Zahnstange in Eingriff steht, die an dem Schieber (80) ausgebildet ist, so daß die Drehbewegung der Drehscheibe in eine vertikale Bewegung des Schiebers umgewandelt wird.
  8. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 7, wobei eine Schnappfeder vorgesehen ist, die einen klickenden Widerstand gegen die Drehbewegung der Drehscheibe erzeugt.
  9. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 8, wobei ein zusätzlicher Motor für den Antrieb des Schiebers (80) in einer vertikalen Richtung in dem Gehäuse untergebracht ist.
  10. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 9, wobei
    der Schieber (80) an seinem oberen Ende mit einem Haken (85) für einen Eingriff mit einem Kopfrahmen (70) ausgebildet ist, und an seinem unterem Ende mit einer Verbindung für eine Verbindung mit dem Griff (100) ausgebildet ist;
    der Griff (100) an dem Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) relativ zu einer vertikalen Richtung, in der sich der Kopfrahmen (70) bewegen kann, fixiert ist, und
    der Schieber (80) einen elastischen Schenkel (84) aufweist, der den Haken und die Verbindung so miteinander verbindet, daß sich der Kopfrahmen (70), der sich in Eingriff mit dem Haken befindet, elastisch in vertikaler Richtung relativ zu dem Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) bewegen kann.
  11. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 10, wobei
    ein Begrenzungselement vorgesehen ist, so daß das Ausmaß, mit dem sich der Kopfrahmen relativ zu dem Gehäuse elastisch bewegen kann, beschränkt ist;
    das Begrenzungselement eine starre Führung (90) umfaßt, die von dem Griff (100) betätigt wird, so daß sie sich vertikal mit dem Schieber (80) bewegt, und
    die starre Führung (90) mit einem vertikal verlängerten Schlitz (92) zur losen Aufnahme eines Stifts (86) ausgebildet ist, der an dem Schieber (80) zwischen dem Haken und dem elastischem Schenkel ausgebildet ist, wobei der Stift (86) mit dem Schlitz (92) so in Eingriff steht, daß der Stift (86) sich in dem Schlitz (92) nur in einer vertikalen Richtung bewegen kann.
  12. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 11, wobei der Schieber (80) als ein einheitliches Element ausgebildet ist, so daß der elastische Schenkel (84) integral mit dem Haken und der Verbindung ausgebildet ist.
  13. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 12, wobei
    der Griff (100) ein Drehgriff ist, der an dem Gehäuse gehalten wird, so daß er sich um eine Rotationsachse dreht, wobei der Drehgriff mit einer Nockenrille (108) für einen Eingriff mit einem Nockenstößel (110), der von dem Schieber (80) hervorsteht, ausgebildet ist, und
    die Nockenrille (108) bezüglich der Rotationsachse so exzentrisch ausgebildet ist, daß die Drehbewegung des Drehgriffs in eine vertikale Bewegung des Schiebers umgewandelt wird.
  14. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 13, wobei die Nockenrille eine endlose ringförmige Rille ist, die sich um die Rotationsachse erstreckt.
  15. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 13 oder 14, wobei die Nockenrille eine Krümmung aufweist, die über ihre Länge von einer minimalen Krümmung zu einer maximalen Krümmung variiert, wobei die Nockenrille (108) mit dem Nockenstößel (116) in einem Bereich, der die minimale Krümmung aufweist, in Eingriff steht, wenn der Schieber (80) den Kopfrahmen in etwa in seine unter Position bewegt.
  16. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei
    das Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) auf seiner Oberseite mit einem fixiertem Befestigungsrahmen zur Befestigung des Kopfrahmens ausgebildet ist, und
    der Befestigungsrahmen eine Umfangswand aufweist, die auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses in einen überlappenden Verhältnis mit dem Kopfrahmen hervorsteht, unabhängig von der Position des Kopfrahmens relativ zum Gehäuse.
  17. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei
    das Gehäuse eine vertikal verlängerte vordere äußere Fläche (20) aufweist, die einen Leistungsschalter (25, 26) zum Antreiben der inneren Schneidvorrichtung und einen Drehgriff zum Betätigen des Regulationsmechanismus zum Regulieren der Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70) aufweist,
    der Drehgriff (100) näher an dem Kopfrahmen als an dem Leistungsschalter angeordnet ist.
  18. Trockenradierer nach Anspruch 17, wobei der Drehgriff (100) im Zentrum des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) im Hinblick auf dessen Breite angeordnet ist.
  19. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 17 oder 18, wobei der Drehgriff (100) einen Indikator umfaßt, der die Höhe des Kopfrahmens angibt.
  20. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei dieser ferner eine Geschwindigkeitssteuerung umfaßt, die die Geschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung in Abhängigkeit von der sich ändernden Höhe des Kopfrahmens relativ zu dem Gehäuse variiert.
  21. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 20, wobei die Geschwindigkeitssteuerung einen Positionssensor umfaßt, der die Höhe des Kopfrahmens ausliest, und eines Stromregulator umfaßt, der einen elektrischen Strom variiert, der dem Motor in Abhängigkeit von einer Ausgabe des Positionssensors zugeführt wird.
  22. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 20 oder 21, wobei
    das Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) an seiner äußeren Fläche einen Drehgriff (100) zum Aktivieren des Regulationsmechanismusses zum Einstellen der Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70, 70C) aufweist, und
    der Drehgriff (100) eine erste Verbindung, die mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) zum Variieren der Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70, 70C) verbunden ist, und eine zweite Verbindung, die mit einem Mechanismus zum Auslesen der Höhe des Kopfrahmens verbunden ist, aufweist.
  23. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 20 bis 22, wobei
    die innere Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) von dem Motor so angetrieben wird, so daß sie sich relativ zu der äußeren Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) hin- und herbewegt, und
    die Geschwindigkeitssteuerung eine Amplitude der Hin- und Herbewegung der inneren Schneidvorrichtung variiert, so daß dabei die Geschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung variiert wird.
  24. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 20, wobei
    die innere Schneidvorrichtung (62, 61C) von dem Motor angetrieben wird, so daß sich diese relativ zu der äußeren Schneidvorrichtung (62, 62C) dreht, und
    die Geschwindigkeitsteuerung eine Rotationsgeschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) variiert.
  25. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, der ferner eine Steuerung umfaßt, die die Geschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) unabhängig von der variierenden Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70, 70C) konstant hält.
  26. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 25, wobei die Steuerung einen Motorsensor umfaßt, der die Geschwindigkeit des Motors für eine Regelung ausließt, so daß die Geschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) konstant gehalten wird.
  27. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 20 bis 24, wobei die Geschwindigkeitssteuerung die Geschwindigkeit der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) erhöht, wenn der Kopfrahmen (70) auf seine untere Höhenposition abgesenkt wird.
  28. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 20 bis 27, wobei die Geschwindigkeitssteuerung einen Positionssensor umfaßt, der die Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70, 70C) im Hinblick auf ein Element ausliest, das sich in dem Gehäuse (10, 10A, 10C) zusammen mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) bewegt.
  29. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 21 bis 28, wobei die Stromregulationsvorrichtung einen variablen Widerstand umfaßt.
  30. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 29, wobei der variable Widerstand als Teil eines Elements ausgebildet ist, das mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) verbunden ist, um mit diesem zusammen nach oben bewegt zu werden.
  31. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 29 oder 30, wobei der variable Widerstand als Teil einer Drehscheibe (100) ausgebildet ist, die auf einer Außenseite des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) zum Aktivieren des Höhenregulationsmechanismus angeordnet ist, so daß die Höhe des Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) variiert wird.
  32. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 31, wobei die Drehscheibe (100) um eine Rotationsachse rotiert, so daß die Höhe des Kopfrahmens (70) variiert wird, und wobei der variable Widerstand ein Drehwiderstand ist, der einen Rotationsschaft umfaßt, der mit der Drehscheibe (100) verbunden ist.
  33. Trockenrasierer nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei
    der Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) an einer Hülse gehalten ist, so daß er relativ zu dieser Hülse vertikal bewegt werden kann, und
    die Hülse lösbar an dem unterem Ende des Gehäuses (10, 10A, 10C) befestigt ist, wobei die Hülse den Höhenregulationsmechanismus (80, 90, 100) trägt, der die Höhe des Kopfrahmens relativ zu der Hülse variiert, wobei der Höhenregulationsmechanismus einen Griff umfaßt, der auf der Hülse gehalten ist.
  34. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 33, wobei
    der Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) an einem Tragrahmen befestigt ist, der so beweglich an der Hülse gehalten ist, daß er zusammen mit dem Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) relativ zu der Hülse vertikal bewegbar ist, und
    der Kopfrahmen (70, 70C) der die äußere Schneidvorrichtung so umgibt, so daß eine Kopfabdeckung (64, 164) definiert wird, die über der Oberseite des Gehäuses heraussteht, daß die äußere Schneidvorrichtung so umgeben ist, daß die äußere Schneidvorrichtung auf der Kopfabdeckung freiliegend ist.
  35. Trockenrasierer nach Anspruch 34, wobei
    das Gehäuse an seinem oberen Ende mit einem oberen Element abgeschlossen ist und mit einem Antriebselement versehen ist, welches durch das obere Element zum Antrieb der inneren Schneidvorrichtung (61, 61C) hindurchragt; und
    der Tragrahmen mit der Hülse so zusammenwirkt, daß eine Abschirmung gebildet wird, die den vollständigen Umfang des oberen Elements unabhängig von der Position des Kopfrahmens relativ zu dem Gehäuse umgibt.
  36. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 33 bis 35, wobei
    der Griff einen Betätigungsweg zum Einstellen des Kopfrahmens zwischen der oberen und der unteren Position zurücklegt, und
    der Betätigungsweg länger ist als der vertikale Abstand des Kopfrahmens zwischen der oberen und der unteren Position.
  37. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 33 bis 36, wobei
    ein Schnappelement vorgesehen ist, das einen klickenden Widerstand bei der Bewegung des Griffs hervorruft, und
    das Schnappelement so angeordnet ist, daß ein klickender Widerstand hervorgerufen wird, der geringer ist, wenn der Kopfrahmen von seiner oberen Position in seine untere Position abgesenkt wird als wenn der Kopfrahmen von seiner unteren Position in die obere Position angehoben wird.
  38. Trockenrasierer nach einem der Ansprüche 34 bis 37, wobei der Tragrahmen eine Stoppvorrichtung umfaßt, die mit der Hülse so in Eingriff steht, daß ein unbeabsichtigtes Lösen des Kopfrahmens von der Hülse vermieden wird.
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